Transcribed by: Michael W. Tiller

Farmers Short Course.

The tenth annual District Farmers Short Course will be held in Hughes Springs Thursday and Friday, July 16 and 17, 1931.
The business men met Monday afternoon with county agent, C. L. Littlepage.
Mayor Hugh Meredith was elected general chairman, and the following committees were appointed
Finance - H. V. Grainger, chairman; J. M. Cook, L. L. Wallace.
Advertising - Geo. W. Mayfield, chairman; A. G. Daniel, J. W. Reeder.
Entertainment - R. O. Daniel, chairman, W. N. McMillan, Edd Watson.
Mr. Meredith is to appoint program committee.

Rescue Party Lowers Children in Sacks From 120 Foot Tower

Booker, Lipscomb Co., Texas, July 6. - Emulating the example of multitudinous kittens that have climbed higher and higher into the tops of sundry trees evidently unable to master the technique required for descent, two little children of Beaver, Ok., Sunday had to be rescued from a perilous perch atop a water tower here 120 feet in height.
Little Alice Marie Strong, 4, and Caroline Joy Strong, 3, were intent upon catching some pigeons when they made the ascent and when discovered, were high in the air at the pinnacle of the tower where they remained to to the apprehension of their relative and friends until a rescue party climbed the tower to give them aid.
The rescuers placed the children in gunny sacks and lowered them by means of ropes in safety to the ground.

H U. G. Club

Mrs. I. L. Glass was hostess Wednesday July 1, to members of the H U. G. Club, and the following visitors: Mrs. E. G. McMillan, Mrs. J. M. Cook and Mrs. Elwyn Glass.
Cut flowers were used in the decoration of the rooms.
The afternoon was delightfully spent enjoying games, with Mrs. C. C. Lane winning high score.
Preceding the games, we were served with delicious refreshments.
The next meeting will be with Mrs. J. M. Hervey.
Reporter

County School News

I would like to call your attention to the fact that application for transfers must be in the office before August 1st. I would appreciate very much if all application for transfers could be filled within the next ten days. The name of the child must be on census roll before a transfer could be granted. If a child's name has been omitted from the census roll and the application for transfer is made early it will enable me to make a supplementary roll and enter the child's name. I will leave a supply of transfer blanks at the Atlanta National Bank, the First National Bank, Hughes Springs. Please call at the banks or the office for your blanks. I will be glade to mail you the number of blanks you will need if you are not to be in either of the above places.
Mabern D. Humphrey, Supt.

Rev. J. E. Morgan Dies at Home in Texarkana
Methodist State Evangelism Is Claimed by Death Wednesday

Rev. J. E. Morgan Texas state evangelist for the Methodist church since 1917, died at his home at 1314 West Seventh St., at noon Wednesday.
Rev. Morgan, who was 58 years of age, was born in Winnsboro, Texas. He studied for the ministry and filled his first pastorate at Naples. He moved to Texarkana from Naples in 1905, and for four years was pastor of Hardy Memorial Methodist church.
In 1909 he was assigned to Madisonville, serving there four years; and in 1913 to Navasota, where he was district presiding elder until 1917. He returned to Texarkana in that year and lived here ever since.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Wednesday afternoon.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. G. M. McCraw, Texarkana; Mrs. George Shook, Nevada, Mo; Mrs. Rudolph Compton, Ballinger; and Miss Mary Elizabeth, Texarkana; two sons, C. W. of Nacogdoches and Harmon of Texarkana; a brother, Ben, Musgroves, Texas; and sister, Mrs. Ben Wallace, Winnsboro.

B. J. McMillan, wife, Misses Maude Stewart, Carrie Stewart, and Cieolice McMillan left Wednesday for Beaumont, Houston, and Galveston, for a few weeks visit, they are making the trip in Mr. McMillan's new Ford.

Mrs. R. C. Truitt and children are visiting her parents in Commerce this week.

Mrs. Ray Guinn and daughter, Miss Erin Jo of Dallas were guests of Mrs. T. R. Ryle this week.

C. L. Aven and daughter Miss Maydeau of Electra, and Fred Aven of Daingerfield, visited R. C. Truitt and wife Tuesday.

Wilburn Shaddix, wife and daughters, Bonnie Lynn and Imagene, Tom Patman and wife are visiting in Dallas this week.

Floy Cloninger presented the New Era with a turnip that weighted 5 pounds and measured 23 inches around. This is some turnip.

John D. Morgan of Memphis, Tenn. Visited in the H. C. Abernathy home Tuesday, he was accompanied home by his wife and her sister Miss Carmen Abernathy.

Miss Margaret Wilson visited her sister Mrs. C. C. Arnold in Pittsburg this week.

J. C. Traylor and wife were visitors in Edgewood, Sunday.

Jake Crouch and wife of Dallas attended the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Martha Lee Crouch here Saturday.

A. B. Harris and wife and Wilburn Shaddix visited in Dallas Sunday to Tuesday.

Mrs. H. E. Evers and daughter Reba Jack of San Antonio are visiting in the R. P. Newby and A. B. Harris homes this week.

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Miss George Edna Williams was a guest of friends in Daingerfield Tuesday.

W. L. Cloninger and wife returned from a visit in Dallas, Saturday, they were accompanied by Mrs. M R. Smith, Mrs. Carrie Henderson, Mrs. Jack Ponder, Miss Norine Cloninger, Ellis Stackpole and Amos Earle Cloninger.

Elmer Patman of Washington, D. C. was called here to day on account of the death of his sister, Mrs. Vance Jenkins.

Miss Lorene Neville of Commerce visited her father L. W. Neville the past week end.

H. B. Patman and wife, daughter, Dorothy and son H. B. Jr. and Meade Miller and John Shaddix visited in South Texas this week.

Miss Lola Dees of Commerce and W. W. Dees of Harlingen visited their parents W. M. Dees and wife Saturday and Sunday.

Lawrence Shaddix and Bryan Coleman of New Boston, visited W. Shaddix from Saturday to Tuesday.

Virgil and Morrison Garrett of Dallas visited their parents Jesse Garrett and wife Saturday and Sunday.

Geo. Brain and wife of Dallas were visiting here the past weekend.

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Misses Arline O'Kelly and Mamie Jetea and Tom Hooker of Carthage were guests of Mrs. T. R. Ryle the past week end. They were accompanied home by Jack Ryle.

Mrs. Earl Crowder and children and Miss Geraldine Holland of Commerce, visited R. C. Truitt and wife Saturday and Sunday.

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Miss Ermaolrude [?] Pratt of Daingerfield visited Miss Alyne Daniel the past week.

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Tillman and Howard Lyle of Honis [?] were guests of their mother, Mrs. J. W. Lyle Saturday and Sunday.